# Is "Tiny Alice" by Edward Albee a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tiny Alice by Edward Albee (Atheneum, 1965) is identified by: Black cloth, dust jacket; Atheneum, New York, 1965. The US Atheneum edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Black cloth, dust jacket
- Atheneum, New York, 1965
- Atheneum first editions of this period are identified by 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, with the 1965 date agreeing on the title page
- Publisher imprint reads Atheneum
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Edward Albee |
| Publisher | Atheneum |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Black cloth, dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Black cloth, dust jacket; Atheneum, New York, 1965. Atheneum first editions of this period are identified by 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, with the 1965 date agreeing on the title page.

## Is this the true first?
The US Atheneum edition is the true first. Jonathan Cape issued the first UK edition in 1966.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies are printed from the same setting but lack the price on the dust-jacket flap and the blind embossing on the front board; they carry no 'First Edition' statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tiny Alice* by Edward Albee a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tiny-alice
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.